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Table 1 Summary of 2018 AAST spleen injury scale for CT Findings

From: Proximal splenic artery embolization using a vascular plug in grade IV or V splenic trauma – a single centre 11-year experience

AAST Grade

CT Imaging Criteria

I

Subcapsular hematoma < 10% surface area; parenchymal laceration < 1 cm depth or capsular tear

II

Subcapsular hematoma 10–50% surface area or hematoma < 5 cm; parenchymal laceration 1–3 cm

III

Subcapsular hematoma > 50% surface area or ruptured subcapsular or intraparenchymal hematoma ≥5 cm; parenchymal laceration > 3 cm depth

IV

Presence of splenic vascular injury or active bleeding confined to the spleen; laceration with vessel involvement resulting in > 25% devascularization

V

Presence of splenic vascular injury with active bleeding beyond the spleen; shattered spleen